Sean A. Monroe

Sean A. Monroe advises entertainment and media companies, motion picture and television studios, content creators, ad-tech businesses, entertainment finance companies, as well as producers, financiers and distributors of digital content. He also counsels private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds on mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, private equity transactions, and other corporate finance matters. In addition, Sean works with global financial services providers, real estate development and acquisition companies, family offices, and investment advisors on a range of business transactions. His practice encompasses fund formation and investments, portfolio company acquisitions and divestitures, restructurings, venture capital transactions, and executive employment and compensation structures. Sean has also advised owners and investors in M&A and investment transactions involving professional sports franchises and Esports leagues.

Sean guides entertainment and media clients through a wide range of industry transactions, including motion picture financings, television business acquisitions and investments, digital and new media venture formations, and matters involving investment, disposition, and licensing. He handles complex domestic and cross-border M&A transactions across various sectors and advises on joint ventures and strategic partnerships. Sean also counsels clients on federal and state securities laws, corporate governance matters, and related issues involving tax, intellectual property, employee benefits, ERISA, environmental, and bankruptcy and insolvency.

As a component of his broader transactional practice, Sean represents financial advisors providing third-party fairness and solvency opinions in both public and private transactions. He structures and negotiates early-stage formation, capital-raising, and investment transactions for startups and emerging companies and advises strategic investors on corporate venture capital investments.

Concentrations

•Private equity and venture capital
•General corporate and transactional matters
•Domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2004-2021
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2023 and 2025
•Media and Entertainment: Transactional, 2025
•M&A Large Deals $1Bn+, 2023
•Sports, Media, Technology, and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast, 2012, 2019-2020
•Listed, Los Angeles Business Journal, “Top Minority Attorneys in Los Angeles,” 2020
•Listed, Variety
•“Legal Impact Report,” 2020
•“Dealmakers,” 2018-2020
•Listed, The Hollywood Reporter, “Power Players List,” 2019